Before buying anything, it is well to ask if one could do without it.

In this world we do not see things as they are. We see them as we are, because what we see depends mainly on what we are looking for.

If you have the least doubt about it, do not marry.

It is sad, indeed, to see how man wastes his opportunities. How many could be made happy, with the blessings which are recklessly wasted or thrown away.

However vexed you may be overnight, things will often look very different in the morning.

To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the happiness of others.

Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.